Falling for You by Bailey B

Author:Bailey B [B, Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

“There’s my baby sister!” Colson holds his arms out and swoops me into a hug, rocking me from side to side. The embrace is awkward. We aren't a lovey family. Growing up, the best we could hope for from our parents was a nod of approval and, if we were lucky, words of praise. With that as our model, Cole and I have shaken hands a total of four times. As for hugs, this is a first.

Cole pulls back, just as the hug goes from awkward to uncomfortable, and I smell vodka on his breath. It’s not a subtle hint either. He reeks of it, like the plane was filled with it and he went swimming. “Are you drunk?”

“Is there any other way to be on a guy’s weekend?” Ashley, my ex-boyfriend, inquires. He’s in the middle of a group of Cole’s friends; guys I recognize but don’t know by name.

I school my face, forcing the discomfort of being around him again behind a pleasant smile. Breaking off our wedding was the best decision I've ever made, but I’d be lying if I said the feelings were mutual.

Ashley may be a conniving, cheating scumbag, but for some reason he didn’t want to let me go. He never loved me, so I think it’s a possession thing. I was supposed to be his and I think the thought of me being with someone else irks him.

But I couldn’t do it. Not after I caught Sharon Deese, a waitress at the country club, on her knees in the girl’s bathroom. Ashley smirked when I found them, likely wanting me to see a glimpse of our future. I would have puked right there, but he was in my bathroom. The one space that’s supposed to be a sanctuary in life and he had invaded it.

I ran out with tears brewing in my eyes and slammed into my mother. I told her what I’d seen and begged her to call off the marriage.

Her reaction?

She popped a Prozac from the tiny bottle that lives in every purse she owns, and chased it with her vodka tonic, saying, “We marry for power, not for love, chickpea. Ashley will have his indiscretions and so will you. Dry your eyes and come back to the table with a smile.”

That was the day I decided to forge my own future. I would not be a pawn in my parents’ business and I damn sure wasn’t going to marry that pig.

“You would encourage this unbecoming behavior.” I roll my eyes at Ashley and smooth the invisible wrinkles on my dress. I walk beside my brother as we make our way to baggage claim, trying my hardest to ignore my ex. “What’s the plan for this weekend?”

“Boobs and booze.” Ashley smirks, knowing he’s working my last nerve. He raises his hand and one of the guys high fives him.

I scrunch my nose and shake my head. I could care less what Ashley does or with whom, but I’d rather claw my eyes out with a spork than spend the weekend at a strip club, watching girls fawn over my brother.

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